A Smithville man is accused of assaulting a neighbor child, using an airsoft gun.
42 year old Thomas Smith will be in court on June 21, charged with aggravated assault. His bond is $2,500.
Smithville Police Chief Randy Caplinger said that on Wednesday, May 30 officers were called to a residence on Morgan Drive in reference to an assault. Upon arrival, police spoke with a woman who said that her six year old son had been shot in the back with an airsoft gun. She accused her neighbor, Smith, of doing the shooting. The officers checked the boy and saw a raised red welt on his back. He was not seriously hurt. Police then went to Smith’s home on Morgan Drive to speak with him. Smith denied shooting the boy with an airsoft gun, claiming instead that he had shot the child with a paper wad, using a rubber band. Smith gave officers permission to enter his home, and there they found an airsoft gun on the couch, belonging to Smith.
Police say the incident occurred after Smith found the boy playing in his yard and ordered him off the property.
Airsoft guns are replica firearms that fire plastic pellets.
Meanwhile, 27 year old Rhonda Goff was cited for shoplifting on Friday, June 1. She will be in court on June 21. Chief Caplinger said an officer was dispatched to the Dollar General Store in reference to a shoplifter. Upon arrival, the officer spoke with an employee of the store who said she saw Goff putting merchandise into her purse. During a search of the purse, the merchandise was recovered.
25 year old Kara Funk was cited for shoplifting on Sunday, June 3. She will be in court on June 28. Chief Caplinger said an officer was dispatched to Rite Aid Pharmacy in reference to a shoplifter. When the officer arrived, Funk was at the counter. Funk had things in her purse belonging to the store, totaling $338.
23 year old Audrey Grieve is cited for simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. She will be in court on June 14. According to Chief Caplinger, on Saturday June 2, Grieve was a passenger of a car stopped by police for a traffic violation. The K-9 dog was deployed and indicated on the vehicle. A search turned up a hand rolled cigarette containing a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana and two glass pipes used to smoke marijuana. The pipes contained residue believed to be marijuana.
32 year old Heather Trapp is cited for theft of merchandise (shoplifting) and criminal trespassing. She will be in court on June 21. Chief Caplinger said on Tuesday, May 29, an employee of the Dollar General Store told police he saw Trapp place items in her purse. Trapp was confronted and confessed to the theft, removing the items from her purse. Trapp also admitted that she had been ordered, in a prior shoplifting offense there, not to be on the property of the Dollar General Store.
24 year old Christine Cushing is cited for shoplifting. She will be in court on June 21. According to Chief Caplinger, while shopping at the Dollar General Store, Cushing concealed items in a bag that she was carrying. The merchandise was recovered.
31 year old William Doop is charged with criminal impersonation and evading arrest. His bond is $7,500 and he will be in court on June 21. Chief Caplinger said officers were dispatched to a residence on Fisher Avenue in regard to drug trafficking and to serve a warrant on Doop for violation of an order of protection. Upon arrival, police were told that Doop was not at home, but that he had been there. Officers looked through the residence but couldn’t find Doop. He was later found hiding outside under a bush. Police spoke with both Doop and his wife, 30 year old Ismay Doop. They gave his name as 33 year old Anthony Hicks. After a further investigation, it was learned that they had lied about Mr. Doop’s identify. He was arrested for criminal impersonation and taken to jail. Mrs. Doop was charged with filing a false report with an officer. Her bond is $1,500 and she will also be in court on June 21.
35 year old Wesley Chandler is charged with public intoxication and simple possession of a schedule II controlled substance. His bond is $2,500 and he will be in court June 21.
Chief Caplinger said an officer responded to DeKalb County Ace Hardware in reference to a man in the store who appeared to be intoxicated. Police arrived and confronted the man, Chandler, at the knife counter. Chandler’s speech was very slurred. He was unsteady on his feet and he had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person. Chandler admitted to having consumed a couple of beers and said that he had taken some medication. He was placed under arrest. Chandler gave the officer consent to search his vehicle and he found on the console, a container with a pill believed to be hydrocodone. Several cans of beer in a cooler were also found in the vehicle.
38 year old Glen Jones is charged with criminal trespassing. His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court on June 14. Chief Caplinger said police responded to a residence on Restview Avenue on a complaint of an unwanted guest. Upon arrival, officers found Jones at the residence. Police had already confronted Jones earlier that day and told him to leave the home and that he would be arrested if he returned. Jones was placed under arrest.
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